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Richard Churches; Kate Wastie; Max Jones; Colin Penfold – Education Development Trust, 2023
Teacher professional development is complex, and despite evidence from randomised controlled trials about key factors influencing this process, there is little research about how abilities prior to initial teacher training (ITT) influence early classroom practice. In England, many schools face teacher recruitment and retention challenges and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teaching Skills, Prior Learning, Preservice Teachers
Le Mouillour, Isabelle – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2012
The European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) has benefited from the development of national qualifications frameworks and the learning outcomes approach to qualifications. It has also profited from the mutual trust and transparency created by successful learning mobility and lifelong learning experiences. The year 2012…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Program Implementation
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Preckel, Franzis; Lipnevich, Anastasiya A.; Boehme, Katharina; Brandner, Lena; Georgi, Karsten; Konen, Tanja; Mursin, Katharina; Roberts, Richard D. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Background: Chronotype refers to individuals' preference for morning or evening activities. Its two dimensions (morningness and eveningness) are related to a number of academic outcomes. Aims: The main goal of the study was to investigate the incremental validity of chronotype as a predictor of academic achievement after controlling for a number…
Descriptors: High School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Grade 10
Potemski, Amy – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2009
Recruiting and preparing teachers of English language learners (ELLs) involves learning a complex educational subsystem. Many variables affect the education of ELLs, including changing demographics, policies at the federal and state levels, requirements for teachers, and program models. The goals of this brief are to set the policy and practice…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English Instruction
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Miller, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Data gathered from 539 young adults with learning disabilities found that important factors differentiating between subjects choosing to participate or not participate in postsecondary education were extracurricular activities in high school, use of community resources, intelligence quotient, and reading and mathematics grade equivalent scores.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables
Steurer, Stephen J.; Smith, Linda; Tracy, Alice – 2001
The impact of correctional education (CE) on inmates' postrelease behavior was examined in a longitudinal study of recidivism in Maryland (which has a medium-sized prison population), Minnesota (which has a small prison population), and Ohio (which has a large prison population). The study sample consisted of 3,170 individuals in the release…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis
Jensen, Jane; Haleman, Diana; Goldstein, Beth; Anderman, Eric – 2000
The reasons why undereducated individuals choose not to participate in adult education were examined in a comparative, qualitative case study that was conducted in eight nonmetropolitan sites (including the pilot site) in diverse economic regions across Kentucky. Data were collected from the following sources: in-depth interviews with 84 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences